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LITTLE EGYPT GRAND LECTURERS CLUB at Mt. Vernon on last Wednesday of the month.
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| October 2026 |
| Red Bud #427 — Meat – Quilt Raffle — 1st prize: 1/2 side of Beef (processed & wrapped) or $1000.00; 2nd and 3rd prize: half hog each (processed and wrapped); 4th prize: $250.00 cash and 5th prize: Quilt. — Tickets: 1 for $10 or 3 for $20. Drawing held Oct. 17, 2026. Need not be present to win. Tickets sponsored by Roeslein – Red Bud, IL. Wed. Oct. 21st, Washington #55 (Nashville) — 1st Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Thur. Oct. 22nd, Equality #2 — 1st Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Thur. Oct. 22nd, Hope #162 (Sparta) — 3rd Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. CANCELED by RWDDGM Orvel Cox due to a conflict. Sat. Oct. 24th, Westchester #995 — Grand Lecturer’s Standard Ritual Work School of Instructions — School Type: Type 1 & 2 – Schools occur on Sat. beginning at 8am and concluding before 4pm: lunch is provided. Sat. Oct 24th, Frankfort #567 — Pancake Breakfast — All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast 7am to 11am $7 or $6 with non perishable food items Sun. Oct. 25th, Gothic #852 (Freeburg) — Mississippi Valley School of Instruction — 12pm to 4pm – Strengthen you knowledge. Sharpen you skills. Grown in brotherhood. Open to all master masons seeking GLI, CLI, or general improvement. Sun. Oct. 25th, Rend Lake #64 (Sesser) — River to River School — 9:30am to 2pm. We will open and work on 1st sections until lunch. After lunch, we will work on 2nd sections. Hope to see all there! Mon. Oct. 26th, Mt. Vernon #31 — 2nd Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Tues. Oct. 27th, Hiram #503 (Sandoval) — 4th Southern District School of Instruction — Eat at 6:15pm, instruction begins at 7pm. All Master Masons are invited. Please join us for an evening of fellowship and learning. Tues. Oct. 27th, Mitchell #85 (Work held at DuQuoin) — 2nd Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Wed. Oct. 28th, Frankfort #567 — 11th Southern DDGM Meeting — Meeting will be at 7pm Wed. Oct. 28th, Equality #2 — 3rd Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Wed. Oct. 28th, Washington #55 (Nashville) — 2nd Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Thur. Oct. 29th, Scott #79 (Carlyle) — 3rd Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Thurs. Oct. 29th, Akin #749 (Thompsonville) — 12SE District Lodge Officer School — Type 2 School. Open 1,2,3, Receive DDGM and Close Short. 7pm to 9pm. Sat. Oct. 31st — Masonic Rites — Masonic Rites for Brother Tony Biama will be conducted at 1pm at Hope Lodge #162, Sparta IL. Masons should be there at 12:30pm, Luncheon to follow. This brother was a member of Red Bud Lodge #427. Sparta agreed for us to used their lodge for access. |
| November 2026 |
| Murphysboro #498 — Meat Raffle — This fundraiser consists of 1 Rib Loin (cut how you want), 2 Pork Loin (cut how you want), 1 10lb roll of hamburger, 1 15lb case of bacon. Tickets are $20 each; 3 for $50 or 6 for $100. For tickets contact Gordon Chamness 618-571-5990 ; Todd Doody 618-201-4773 or Gary Brown 618-889-2835 – Drawing will be held November 16th Sun. Nov. 1st, Rend Lake #64 (Sesser) — River to River School — 9:30am to 2pm. We will open and work on 1st sections until lunch. After lunch, we will work on 2nd sections. Hope to see all there! Wed. Nov. 4th, Equality #2 — 1st Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Wed. Nov. 4th, Rend Lake #64 (Sesser) — 8S District Lodge Officer School — Type 3. Eat at 6pm, work 7pm to 9pm. 2nd section, 3rd degree. Sun. Nov. 8th, Hurst #1004 — Pork Steak Dinner — 11am to 2pm. $15 Donation – Pork Steak, Baked Potato, Cowboy Beans, Drink and Dessert. Tues. Nov. 10th, Centralia #201 — 1st Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Thurs. Nov. 12th, Equality #2 — 1st Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Tue. Nov. 17th, Hope #162 (Sparta) — 2nd Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. Thur. Nov. 19th, Mt. Vernon #31 — 3rd Degree — Eat at 6pm, work to follow. All help is needed and greatly appreciated. |
| December 2026 |
| East #504 (Fairview Heights) — Raffle — Raffle is for gift certificates to Schubert’s in Millstadt. – 1st prize is $100, 2nd prize is $350, and $150. Tickets cost $10 each and only 300 tickets are available. Drawing is Sat. Dec. 5th. Contact a member of East Lodge #504 for tickets. Sat. Dec. 5th, Mt. Vernon #31 — Grand Lecturer’s Standard Ritual Work School of Instructions — School Type: Type 3 – Schools occur on Sat. beginning at 8am and concluding before 4pm: lunch is provided. |
| January 2027 |
| Sat. Jan 9th, Princeton #587 — Grand Lecturer’s Standard Ritual Work School of Instructions — School Type: Type 3 – Schools occur on Sat. beginning at 8am and concluding before 4pm: lunch is provided. Sat. Jan. 9th, Kinmundy #398 — Breakfast — We will hold a Community Partnership Breakfast with South Central Trap Shooting Club. Breakfast will be held from 7am until 11am at the Kinmundy Community Center (104 W. 3rd St. Kinmundy, IL 62854). The breakfast is All-You-Can-Eat and donations at the door will benefit the Trap Club. Sat. Jan 30th, Normal #673 — Grand Lecturer’s Standard Ritual Work School of Instructions — School Type: Type 1 & 2 – Schools occur on Sat. beginning at 8am and concluding before 4pm: lunch is provided. |
| February 2027 |
| Sat. Feb. 13th, Kinmundy #398 — Breakfast — We will hold a Community Partnership Breakfast with South Central Middle School Cheerleaders. Breakfast will be held from 7am until 11am at the Kinmundy Community Center (104 W. 3rd St. Kinmundy, IL 62854). The breakfast is All-You-Can-Eat and donations at the door will benefit the Cheerleader squad. Sat. Feb. 20th, Tyrian #333 (Rochester) — Grand Lecturer’s Standard Ritual Work School of Instructions — School Type: Type 3 – Schools occur on Sat. beginning at 8am and concluding before 4pm: lunch is provided. |
| March 2027 |
| Sat. Mar. 13th, Mt. Moriah #51 (Hillsboro) — Grand Lecturer’s Standard Ritual Work School of Instructions — School Type: Type 1 & 2 – Schools occur on Sat. beginning at 8am and concluding before 4pm: lunch is provided. |
| April 2027 |
| Sat. Apr. 17th, Grove #824 — Grand Lecturer’s Standard Ritual Work School of Instructions — School Type: Type 3 – Schools occur on Sat. beginning at 8am and concluding before 4pm: lunch is provided. |
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